Considering Intersectionality

By |2020-03-28T13:43:05-05:00May 23rd, 2011|Categories: Archive, Author Guest Blog, Writers on Writing|Tags: , , , |

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about creating multi-layered characters as one of my goals as a transgender writer. I was talking about LGBT characters at the time, but pulling back a bit on those parameters, I think the dedication to crafting believable, complex characters should extend to every personality in the narrative. And if we're going to support well rounded character development as writers, we should remember to support intersectionality while we're at it. All I mean here about intersectionality is that I want to include a liberatory understanding of the differently positioned, race, ethnic, class, [...]